The Straits Times, 17 June 1934

Total Pages: 20
1 20 The Straits Times
  • 36 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN ifALAYA. No. 130. Sunday, June 17th., 1934. Price 10 cents. THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper in Malaya. No. 130. Sunday, June 17th., 14. Price 10 cents.
    36 words
  • 1121 1 "Strong Man Reputatioh USED OFFICIAL MAJORITY TWICE IN TWO DAYS Restriction Not A New Problem For Him KEEN ON CRICKET, TENNIS AND GOLF r |HE Sunday Times is able to give its readers today the first detailed pen portrait of Sir Shenton Thomas, K.C.M.G.,
    1,121 words
  • 217 1 UNLIKELY TO TURN OUT NEXT FRIDAY London, Saturday. WYATT'S thumb continues to be troublesome. It not only prevented him playing for the Gentlemen against the Australians today but it is extremely doubtful whether he will be able to play in the Test on FridayReuter. R. E.
    217 words
  • 225 1 5 a.m. EDITION Wimbledon, Saturday. America won the Wightman Cup Miss Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Miss Dorothy Round 6—4 6—4. Miss Palfrey (U.S.A.) beat Miss Peggy Scriven 4 6 6—2 B—6.8 6. Miss Betty Nuttall beat Miss Babcock 5—7 6—3 6—4. Miss Jacobs' rock-like defence enabled
    Reuter  -  225 words
  • 24 1 Paris, Saturday. In the semi-final of the Davis Cup McGrath (Australia) beat Bousu&s (France) 6 3 o—60 6 8 6— 2— Reuter.
    Reuter  -  24 words
  • 535 1 Good Wishes To Sir C. Clementi (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. TIHE following comments were made in the Federal Capital in connection with the resignation of Sir Cecil Clementi The Hon. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake, member of the Federal Council Sir
    535 words
  • 101 1 London, Saturday. At Lords. Gentlemen 177 (Orlmmett 4 for 76). Australians 164 for six wickets. At Oval. Somerset 209. Surrey 70 for one wicket. At Westcllffe. Gloucester 306 Essex 106 for 2 wickets. At Hove. Cambridge 142 (Nye 5 for 45) Sussex 143 for 6 wickets. At Leicester—
    Reuter  -  101 words
  • 73 1 Noon, Saturday. R.S.S. equal to London Standard Buyers Sellers Spot (loose) 22 22,*. (FOB) July 22H 22*. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Buyers Sellers Jane 22% 22? i. July-Sept. 234 23*. Oct.-Dec. 24 24H. Jan -Mar. 24* 24*. Tone of Market Dull Steady. Latest Cable per lb. London Spot
    73 words
  • 189 1 SINGAPORE READER WINS $500 OUTRIGHT Mrs. Florence Kracht, of 20-1, Cluny Road, Singapore, was the only entrant to solve correctly all the picture puazlcs in The Sunday Times Competition No. 5, which were printed on Sunday, June 3. A cheque for $500 will be forwarded to Mrs.
    189 words
  • 27 1 Colombo, Saturday. The Import Merchant*' Association has adopted a resolution strongly protesting against the proposed application of a quota system to Japanese imports— Reuter.
    Reuter  -  27 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 15 1 THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, 'Incorporated in Great Britain.) Head Office fet M.ilaja SINGAPORE.
      15 words
    • 142 1 SIEPCE #•11 IK "SLEDGE BRAND (SWEETENED Sweetened Condensed SWISS CONDENSED MILK is pure rich Milk collected from selected cows > *">v *""~-v. 1 which graze upon the verdant N yS&* k and health giving pastures of *^T,^» 'W the Emmenthal in the famous •■■W^g' Bernese Oberland. which con- m s*xPrzZ~>Mr
      142 words
    • 4 1 OCEANf MOTOR I poucies|
      4 words

  • 1386 2 Mainly About Malayans A FIGURE familiar at all Important football matches and all boxing contests In Singapore for many years past will be missed shortly, in the person of Mr. Joey (J.G.) Howell, who id leaving Malaya on retirement at the end of this week. Mr. Howell has served for
    1,386 words
  • 1180 2 A CHARMING GIRL OFFICER DEKOBRA MEETS Further extracts are given below from the article* which Maurice Dehobra, the famous novelist, is contributing to the Paris newspaper Le Journal, recounting his remarkable experiences in China. The personalities who figure in this fascinating narrative include. Nella, the half-caste mistress of a Chinese
    1,180 words
  • 501 2 NOVELIST LOOKS AT CHINA to believe that that elegant Chinese lady could live In such a place.- But once past the screen which guarded the entrance from evil spirits, >hey found themselves in a scries of courtyards, filled with flowers, rare shrubs and little pavilions, to arrive at last In
    501 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 60 2 IST again MILAN-NAPLES ROAD RACE 6th MAY, 1934 SIDE CAR CLASS Triumph Twin with Side-car covered the 555 miles In 10 hours 59 minutes 25 seconds at an average speed off 50.5 m.p.h., beating the previous record by 1 hour 23 minutes. For particulars and prices off all Triumph Motor
      60 words
    • 48 2 \AN HEUSEN REG* Til HOC MARK Semi stiff t COLLARS Mat other collar EH^Ej SBL2 COMFORTABLE FREEDOM FROM WORRY AND ANNOYANCE WITHOUT THE AID OF COMPLICATED GADGETS PRICE 00 CENTS EACH OBTAINABLE FROM:ROBINSON CO LTD. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO., LTD. P. A. MOHAMED SULTAN CO.,
      48 words

  • 854 3  -  H. HARVEY DAY— Mystery Philosophy Of The East By "PKVV philosophical cults have suffered more from misrepresentation than that of Yoga, Yogis, and their customs, lives and miracles. It is hard to form a true estimate of the system because there is very little really helpfu! literature on the
    854 words
  • 1515 3  -  OLDTIMER By A canton correspondent recently reported that a Chinese boatwoman had given birth to octuplets —seven sons anc one daughter— and that mother and litter are going well. Let us devoutly hope so; It would be a pity to ye such a strenuous effort wasted.
    1,515 words
  • 157 3 Cardiff, Saturday. "Grass widows" now number nearly 10,000 In South Wales and Monmouthshire, and an Increasingly large number are becoming chargeable to the rates. Warrants for the apprehension of deserting husbands who refuse to meet their family liabilities are now the most common feature of Welsh legal
    157 words
  • 160 3 BIGGER TURNOVER Berlin, June 2. Encouraging reports of an improvement in the German rubber industry were given at the annual meeting of the Continental Rubber Company of Hanover. The company is again distributing a dividend of 8 per cent, on its share capital of Rm.37.000,000. The chairman, Dr.
    160 words
  • 220 3 ALLEGED BLACKMAIL CASE DISMISSED Describing the case as "revolting," Alderman Sir W. Phene Neal, at the Mansion House, London, discharged Arthur Thomas Wells, aged 42, of St. Ronans Road, Southsea. who was accused of demanding £125 with menaces from Mr. "R." "I am perfectly convinced." said the alderman, "that
    220 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 187 3 Where To Stay When Home on Leave ST. JAMES COURT Buckingham Klate, LONDOV. FURNISHED SERVICE SUITES For Weekly or Longer Period*. PERFECT COMFORT AND SERVICE including Butler Valet. CATERING SERVICE. In own Rooms or In FULLY LICENSED RESTAURANT. Single rooms also available. Exceptionally Moderate Terms. Brochure from "Sanday Times" office.
      187 words
    • 181 3 LONDON CALLS AtP^9 INSISTENTLY »V W COME! and enjoy at HOTEL REMBRANDT i^Uflr South Kensington ft W. •facing the Victoria and Albert Museum (O5»S^ or Hotel Rubens Buckingham Palace Road. «y\ facing Buckingham Palace EVery attention In pleasing surroundings. PERFECT QUIETUDE. THESE COMFORTABLE HOTELS WITH ACKNOWLEDGED RENOWNED CATERING have running
      181 words
  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 365 3 WIRELESS 10 Talk by H D Komng. 10 20 Dance records. EMPIRIC AND LOCAL monday. junk is. PROGRAMMES 8 p.m. Station orchestra. 8.15 Talk on sport by Mr. H. HolFolluwing are Empire programmes. lander Transmissions 2 and 3 8 30 station orchestra. 8.5 Records. TOUAY 8.25 Talk en behalf of
      365 words
    • 165 3 ASK ME ANOTHER 1. What is a postluue? 2. Where is the Well and Canal? 3. What is a sybarite? 4. What are the long »x>nes of the forearm called? 5. Who were the naiads? 6. To what number does novenary refer? 7. What was the fate of Hamlet 1
      165 words

  • Article, Illustration
    1852 4  -  R.H.deS. ONRAET -By Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet continues below his series of instructive articles on The Horse. ¥N considering the means we have to control and direct the energies of the horse, we must bear in mind their Immediate effect on him and his subsequent
    1,852 words
  • 544 4 LAND OF S WAMP AND JUNGLE "SINGAPORE "-IN 1849 I^VEN in these supposedly enlighten- ed days, many people ha' c the vaguest ideas about British Malaya, and either imagine the place to be filled with natives running amok, or else imagine it to be steamy, tangled jungle incapable of supporting
    544 words
  • 425 4 After The Kuala Lumpur Show rpHE exhibition In Kuala Lumpur ■I proved once again that poultry can be reared successfully in Malaya. Moreover, these results can be obtained without imported foods. We have at our disposal staple foods which, when properly combined, will give the basic foundation for
    425 words
  • 114 4 When fear was expressed at Manchester City Quarter Sessions that a conviction against a man might mean the loss of a Distinguished Conduct Medal which he won in the War, the Recorder, Sir Walter Greaves Lord, K.C said "It seems to me to be a perfectly monstrous thing
    114 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 66 4 TOOTAL TIES The repeated knotting of a man's tie suon robs it of its original smartness. Tootal Ties overcome just this diflv. culty, thanks to the Tootal patented Crease-Resisting process. The quality and wide range of Tootal Ties will make you an instant purchaser even though you have never before
      66 words
    • 32 4 DAY, SON AND HEWITTS POULTRY MEDICINE CHESTS contains everything necessary for curing and warding off the everyday ailments of poultry. Ask for free booklet All about Poultry Ailments." MEDICAL HALL LTD. Chemists.
      32 words
    • 24 4 FOR HORSES Fresh 8 Best Australian Oats, Bran, Chaff, Hay, Linseed, Barley, etcPrices competitive TONG LAM CO. 46/48. Peck Seah Street. Singapore. Telephone 7328.
      24 words
    • 131 4 GREAT EASTERN OPTICAL CO. 275, South Bridge Road, Singapore. Phone 2164. (Optician Mr. C. Y. Fan) Charges cheaper than anywhere. 1. Sight tested, glasses supplied from $4.00. 2. Crookes Lenses completed with frame from $6.00. MARGO or NEEM to one of the most popular «^a^T^L^bfClM\^SVi herbal plant medically used every
      131 words

  • BOOKS OF THE WEEK
    • 487 5 LIFE OF "W.G." BIG MAN WITH A GREAT HEART W. G. Grace. By Bernard Darwin. Duckworth (Great Lives Series). 2s. ALTHOUGH W. G. Grace is almost legendary to us today, and his name may not mean as much as those cricketers ol more ?cent times such as
      487 words
    • 252 5 "Different Man After First Bottle" If you suffer from indigestion in any form you ought to read this letter. A formula which will rdleve seven years of suffering is something you ought to know about. This is an unsolicited letter from Mr. G. A. of
      252 words
    • 328 5 THE SMALLEST 'PLANE 7,000 -MILE TRIP The Scarlet Angel. By Alban Ali. Duckworth. 10s. 6d. The Scarl.t Angel was a Comper Swift." the smallest aeroplane made, in which Mr. Alban Ali undertook a not uneventful trip from the wilds of Assam to Cairo. True, he had meant
      328 words
    • 230 5 II China iiuvinc.ai Atlas and; Geography. North -China Daily New) and Herald. Ltd. Shanghai. Mex. S6. i ALIKE to Chinese who lave settled j abroad but still k?ep in t uch with events in their homeland, to students; of Chinese affairs and to the average! newspaper reader, this
      230 words
    • 312 5 Sowing Glory. By P. C. Wren. Trooper Fault. By John I.am bourne. John Murray. 2s. MR. Wren's "Memoirs of Mary Arabree," the English woman who succeeded In Joining the French Foreign Legion, has been added to John Murray's two-shilling fiction. "Sowing Glory" Is one of Mr.
      312 words
    • 290 5 London Bridge Falling. By Phillip LinrV»y. Ivor Nicholson and Watson. 7s. 6d. IT Is a pity that all Mr. Lindsay o erudition and conscientious effort have not been able to render "London Bridge is Falling" a much brighter novel than has resulted. The scene is old London Bridge,
      290 words
    • 676 5 RECORD FEE FOR FIRST NOVEL TUNING IN TO THE PAST THE record sum of £1,000 for a first novel has been paid by a London firm of publishers. This amount Is an advance on royalties. In ordinary circumstances the usual advance paid for a first novel varies between £25 and
      676 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 684 5 They're off Every Morning Wide Awake- Happy .^nV m 'lie a«_i **l riil# f _ho* «thej^ crel J "ith I \f*f\ t ma^ 6s F Both of them arc up in Uieir I studies stand high at school *s\ I'm sure Quaket Oats is the rea f'ynj' j son It
      684 words
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 110 5 THE ANSWERS Answers to question in pa;&e 3: 1. An organ voluntary at the end of a service. 2. In Ontario, between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. 3. An epicure. 4. The ulna and the radius. 5. Water nymphs. 6. Nine. 7. She was drowned. 8. Measured by each Individual.
      110 words

  • 205 6 WITH A FOREIGN FLAG Retired Britons In Colombia Navy PROTEST IN COMMONS ANEW protest against the enlistment of British naval officers and ratings In the Colombian Navy was made In the House of Commons by Mr. Mander (L., Wolverhampton). Mr. Mander said that while some of them were still on
    205 words
  • 81 6 When a crate from Leicester containing a clock for Aberystwyth's new municipal pavilion was opened a black cat walked out, purring loudly. A workman took the cat to a room to give 4 milk after its long Journey, and when he returned he found three black kittens
    81 words
  • 348 6 Mr. N. A. Sedwiek, M.C.S.. has been seconded for service in Johore. Mr. P. W. Clayton has arrived in Penang from Calcutta by the Karagola Mr. D. Smith, Superintendent of Telephones, Ipoh, has left Penang for home. Lieut. A. G. Badenoch has resigned his commission In the Straits
    348 words
  • 20 6 This panning, entitled he Maidens," aroused considerable interest at the Boyal Academy wmmer exhibition in London.
    20 words
  • 150 6 Kew York, 27. A new method of foretelling the sex of unborn children, which has correctly forecast 242 boys and 150 girls, was described In an announcement at Boston University, Massachusetts. If the baby to be Is a boy, a small pink spot appears on the
    150 words
  • 132 6 The Societe d'Encouragement, the principal body controlling racing in France, has decided to make an experiment with night racing, in which the course will be illuminated by flood lighting and searchlights The experiment win be made on the night of Saturday, Jane 30, the Saturday after the Grand
    132 words
  • 558 6 Bringing Western Music To The East take off my topi to Dr. Mistowski, visitin* examiner of the Trinity College of Music, for giving us the news of the week. In ten years time, he says, born China and Japan w 11 be supplying the world with great
    558 words
  • 285 6 MAGISTRATE'S TALK WITH HER A 19-year-old girl who a few days previously was told by Mr. Powell, th< Westminster magistrate, that she wry, heading straight for the brink of r. precipice, again appeared before him She was Joan Yvomie Chastel de Boinville, of Hill Street, Berkeley
    285 words
  • 114 6 YES WOMAN'S RADIO REPLY TO PROPOSAL Leeds. Romance In a one-word wireless message Is sending an Englishman on a Journey across the world. All the message said was Yes." but it means that he will sail for Australia to claim a bride. He is Mr. E. Vincent Rouse, manager of
    114 words
  • 151 6 UNDEFENDED SUIT The Hon. Janet Gladys Campbell (nee Aitken) was granted a decree nisi for divorce from lan Douglas Campbell, cousin and heir presumptive of the Dyke of ArgyU, by the President (Sir Boyd Merriman) In the Divorce Court, London. The suit was first brought
    151 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 331 6 DHE paramount needs of every man with family responsibilities who is dependent on his own earn(1) Protection for his dependents in the event of early death. (2) An income from the age when he expects to retire. The "Heritage Endowment" policy has been specially devised to provide both benefits under
      331 words

  • 608 7  -  Ely Culbertson By The Strip Play ONE of the simplest of all types of hands to play is that involving the so-called strip or elimination, and yet there is probably no type of hand that is more frequently m1 s played. Hands requiring the elimination of one
    608 words
  • 208 7 BRITON'S FATE IN SPANISH PRISON AWAITING TRIAL FOR TWO YEARS Madrid. Barcelona prison holds within its grim-looking walls an Englishman, William Llvesey, accused of murder, who has been awaiting trial for two years, and will face a court for the nrst time next month. On May 31, 1932, Livesey, it
    208 words
  • 171 7 Indignant denial* any horse-play among the team on .c night preceding the death of Maurice NichoL the Worcestershire cricketer, were made at the inquest at Chelmsford. Nlchol was found dead in bed at a Chelmsford hotel, where the Worcestershire team were staying. "Definitely, no," declared Harold
    171 words
  • 25 7 While Mr. Rees Evans, 65. wa: driving his car at Trealaw, near Pontypridd. he collapsed and died at the wheel. A passenger stopped the car.
    25 words
  • 1000 7 BANKS' BID TO SAVE FARMERS FROM MONEYLENDERS THAT the economic position In China Is grave (says the Shanghai correspondent of The Times) may be Judged by the annual report of the manager of the Bank of China, weil known as an authority on the affairs of
    1,000 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 101 7 FOR ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE HH THROAT, CHEST AND LUNGS bHbh Hudsoi^ 0 The wonderful eflftciency of Hudson's Lumen t hoi Jujubes, for all affections of the throat, chest and lungs, has been endors«Hi by the Hh^^^l^l medical profession for over 40 HBBa^BMB|BaBjBjBaB| years. Always keep a tin handy —there
      101 words
    • 126 7 A Fall cannot Damage this Wonderful Watch At last tb« UasJ Wrist Watcfe kaa arriyJ a gnaraatMd m| raUbla Wria* Wateb as a popnUr prio* that will m«*t tfc* moat *xa«tiog raqairanenU of th* modern man la any aKmaU Han art iU maay adraDtaga* »■>■ ■■>■»■ Wi .pf^uo u4 M
      126 words
  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 194 7 Our Crossword Puzzle "^j^,^g.^ I J -'s^Lbm -^s^sr —^J— (CLUESJ ACROSS. 22. Benda down 21. \mkj persons 5.' £S££ Horaemaa. 9. Demurely 10. Beraph 12. Freers S co&ived Solution Of Last Sunday's 17. Sudden coldness P..»«.1^, 20. Pastoral pipes fUZZte. 21. Begin again 24. Work* 25. Soaked ■n/MpKlulKlrfg] W. Horse
      194 words

  • 419 8 TENNIS FROCKS AND SHORTS THE majority of the women takirg part in this year's Singapore Lawn Tennis Championship tournament, I noticed, prefer to play in skirts to shorts. Tennis frocks are much the same in stylo this season except for 'details In line and trimming. Although of
    419 words
  • FOR WOMEN
    • 576 8 FLORAL FROCKS Large-Brimmed Hats BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT Sunday Tucks Offici, Fleet Street, May 31. T\HE big shops, fashion houses and stores form an essential part of the London Season. Just now they are dominated by a vision of Ascot, and wherever one goes,
      576 words
    • 652 8 Not one person in ten in this country takes any real interest in the matter of bedding. The French are quite the reverse in this, for they argue that practically one-third of one's life is spent in bed, and that their great care in the choice
      652 words
    • 150 8 Eyes are generally neglected. Even women wiio pay quite a lot of time tc caring for their hands and skin anc i hair rarely think cf oathing their per treatment, yel eyesight is so pre-, per treatment, yet eye-sight is so pre- T cious that it
      150 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 210 8 New Styles IN INEXPENSIVE LADIES' SHOES AT WHITEAWAYS STYLE NO. *****, LADIES WHITE GRAIN COURT SHOES. Bulrush goat cap, and counter as illustrated. Very smart and comfortable fitting. Si»?s 2V4, 3, Vi, 4. Mft, 5, s'<4, 6, 6V4. Price $2.95 Pair. STYLE NO. 7407* LADIFS BLACK SATIN 2 HOLE TIE
      210 words
    • 218 8 Lipstick intensifies natural color brings the beauty men admire LIKE all fastidious women, she refused i to look painted. But for awhile, she tij^c the mistake of using no lipstick r.-ith the result that her lips were pale, )ld-maiJtsh. livery woraaa should avoid > conspicuous painted look. Men don't ike
      218 words
    • 38 8 MAKE YOUR HOME NOT ONLY l-.l \l I 111 I. BUT ALSO INTERESTING TO YOl'R FRIENDS! DECORATE GENt'INE CHINESE LACQUER (MADE FROM NATURAL LACQUEITREE JUICE) OBTAINABLE ONLY FROM ftftt HUNG i Li* CO. (The I ■!■«■>! H*oae) 117, Orchard
      38 words
    • 246 8 SHOW YOUR TEETH! You will always be ready to smile if every night and morning you beautify your teeth with the tooth paste that has a guaranteed, measured germ-killing power. If you do not know what a delicious, clean feeling Euthymol gives to the mouth, send for A FREE TRIAL
      246 words

  • 539 9 BREAKFAST FOR 400 SWIMMING BETWEEN DANCES Southampton. Jun.? 2. IN her dockiide berth the White Rai liner, the Majestic, stands out tonight. the biggest in the world among all the shipping of this port. The sweet music of Strauss floats languidly from the prqmenade deck.
    539 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 782 9 OUR FREE-ENTRY $500 COMPETITION Can You Put A Title To Cash Prizes For Selecting Names A Picture? From Given List Today The Sunday Times offers a further simple Picture Puzzle Competition in which no entrance fee is required and a cash prize of $500 is offered. Below will be found
      782 words

  • 428 10 What was the purpose of the Japanese in promoting Mr. Henry Pu-yi from the office of Chief Executive ,of the "independent" State of Manchukuo to the rank of Emperor? llt has been clear all along that by whatever name he may be known, the i newly created Emperor
    428 words
  • 77 10 (Ananias News Factory) London, Saturday. There is something seriously wrong at this end. A whole week has passed without any news of the dispatch of 18-inch runs, bombing squadrons, capital ships or anti-aircraft batferies t > Singapore! That is my first item. Now, to rive yr a real
    77 words
  • 684 10  -  PAT PERMANG By THERE are times when the spirit of each and every one of us finds itself enveloped in a sense of futility. Nor Is this spirit of pessimism wholly explained, from the regularity with which it occurs on Monday mornings, by the terse diagnosis of "Boozer's
    684 words
  • 95 10 This week's $10 goes to a girl friend who signs herself "Lucy" at the end of this one: It was a flag day and Hrn A. nias spirit of generosity was working overtime because the collector who had nobbled him was an extremely pretty girl in nurse's uniform.
    95 words
  • 1419 10 THE ASSERTIONS Of ANANIAS 0* tooay* S Ten dollars for a funny story until further v notice. I'm fed to the teeth writing junk week by week. You ask what of you, the million or two who read the blamed stuff. Well that's a bit tough. But you are perfectly
    1,419 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 178 10 NEW WORLD I SINGAPORE. Side Shows, Cabaret Dancing, Talkies, Theatres and Cinemas. MATINEE AT 3.15. YESTERDAY'S PREMIERE! A BRILLIANT TRIIMPH! ALREADY lIUCTIB AS ONE Ol' THE TIN BEST PICTURES OF 1934 lAY ROBSON iln an unforgettable role as "Aprl.." Annie") V. \KKKN WILLIAM, Gl V KIBBEE. I GLENDA J ARRELL.
      178 words
    • 94 10 PIA N O j TUNING REPAIRS REMOVALS HIRE CHARLES. j Phone 2902. 74. Orchard Rd. Oars are the be 1 1 watches for this Country "TANGLIN" Cameron Highland's Boarding School FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN. will open on July 6, with a few pupils only, until the permanent building is ready. Qualified
      94 words
    • 51 10 \l/s? THERE'S wiEl a>-^vwV WELCOME o^l fi W?' WAITING M\ Wu for you AT ROBINSON'S GLAD-RAGS YOU CANT FOR DECENCY S SAKE, WATCH A STUDENTS RAG IN TAILS. WOULD YOU ATTEND A FUNCTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN A KHAKI SHIRT AND SHORTS? OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T THEN CONSULT OUR TAILORING
      51 words

  • 442 11 Amateurs Still To The Fore INHERE was a time when music and A amateur theatricals formed an Important side of the social life of Singapore. Those were the days when our community had to depend upon themselves entirely to provide their own entertainment, and it is interestIns to
    442 words
  • 357 11 CONGRA TULA TIONS FROM HOLLYWOOD The marriage took place yesterday of Miss Fanny Fisher, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. A. M. Fisher, of Cape Town, South Africa, and sister of Mr. "Joe" Fisher, and Mr. W. Gerald Skey, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
    357 words
  • 1101 11 COURT CASES STORY OF LUXURIOUS OPIUM DEN OTERN comment on the action of the -cond Police Magistrate in connection with the confiscation of money claimed by a Chinese woman, was expressed by Mr. Justice Prichari i the Appeal Court yesterday. At the trial of
    1,101 words
  • Article, Illustration
    61 11 Anna Sten, Hollywood's Russian star, as she appears in Nana which is showing at the Capitol th i week. Nana is based on the book of that name by Emile Zola, the famous nineteenth-cen-tury French novelist. The French Society of Dramatic Authors joined with the children of Zola
    61 words
  • 84 11 Lead To Discovery Of Abandoned Infant (From Our Own Correspondent) Talping, Saturday. Hearing feeble cries emanating from an attap shed, a Tamil scavenger working in Swettenh^m Road investigated and discovered a newly-born baby. He called a European woman who communicated with the police and the child
    84 words
  • 358 11 West Indian's Long Walk (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Wandering about the earth, leading a gay hobo life, and with not a single care That is what breezy Tom Hercshell, singer, sailor, boxer, fl i "extra" and vaudeville artist, has been doing for
    358 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 143 11 1 I INSURANCE IN FORCE I j TRIPLED IN 5 YEARS, f j 1 1 ill At the end of 1923, the total 2 Insurance in Force of the (U/23) Asia Life Company was 6,0*4,000 -S *o c a At the end of 1928. the total was almost exactly times
      143 words
    • 152 11 §lEA\§ON ALWAYS in season. That the reason why "7 '^WFW Smedley Strawberries and Raspberries arc A) npflg J«o popular Whenever you want choice *QHRr'^P\\\ Strawberries or Raspbciries in summer or winter. ■ViX\Vi\\ Smedley s" provide a supply of delightful whole WJA^ fruit at a moment's notice. H Jm Smedley Enghjb
      152 words

  • 138 12 ECHO OF 1932 NEWCHWANG KIDNAPPING London, Saturday. Mr. Charles Corkran, who was captured by bandits in Manchuria in 1932, is engaged to marry Molly, only daughter of Capt. and the late Mrs. Payne Smith, of London.— Reuter. On the morning of Sept. 7. 1932. Mrs. Muriel
    138 words
  • 70 12 INVALID CONSUL TO SAIL FOR HOME Shanghai, Saturday. Mr. Kuramot< Japanese Vice-Con-sul at Nankin? whose recent disappearance and subsequent discovery, half demented, near the Sun Vat-sen Mausoleum nearly precipitated a crisis between China and Japan (four Japanese warships, which were rushed to the capital being still anchored In
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  70 words
  • 240 12 ATTACK ON THE STEEL MASTERS Pittsburgh, Saturday. A stinging indictment of the steel masters was made here today by Mr William Green, president of theAmeri can Federation of Labour, in a speech at the convention of the steel-workers delegates, who, after deciding to postpone the threatened strike, adopted
    240 words
  • 105 12 HEAVY EXPORTS TO BRITISH MALAYA Shanghai. Saturday. China's imports from the South Seas i juntries during the first four months of this year totalled $62,310.--000. while her exports totalled $11,250,000, chiefly to Singapore, according to figures just released by the Chinese Maritime Customs. Imports were from Netherlands India,
    Sin Chew Jit Poh  -  105 words
  • 20 12 TWi M f tkt Ccatourr air if tnm Vm*tm I* IMkaarafc Tk* mn eartrau »i sMcfe
    20 words
  • 239 12 MELBOURNE IN THREE DAYS? IT Is expected that Sir Kingsford Smith, the celebrated Australian "ace," and several other American and Continental pilots will be among the competitors in the great air ract from England to Australia In the autumn. The race, which starts om aerodromes In the
    239 words
  • 169 12 SEEN OFF AT AIR STATION BY MUSSOLINI Venice, Saturday. Herr Hitler returned to Germany by air at 8.15 this morning. He was seen oil by Slgnor Mussolini. The two dictators shook hands while the band played the German National Anthem and the Horstwessel Song. Hitler inspected a guard
    169 words
  • 913 12 The following is Fraser and Co.'s list of yesterday's closing prices In Singapore Ampai Tin (4) 6s. 7%d 7« Asam Kumbang (A 37s 8d 40s c.d Austral Malay (C) «Ss 6d 48s Ajar HlUm Tin (5s) IS* 16s c.d Ayer Weng ($1) 1.90 3.00 Bangrln Tin (C)
    913 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 19 12 FROM JTOEHy ANGIi... S H E LL ATTAINS HIGHEST EFFICIENCY Advertisement of the Asiatic Petroleum Company (StraUs Settlements) Ltd.
      19 words
    • 162 12 Have sparkling teeth this new way A new special cleansing and polishing material contained in Pepsodent Tooth Paste exclusively /^ILEAN, sparkling teeth are impor- cleansing and polishing material that V^i tant to an-attractive smile. Dim, it especially designed to remove film film-stained teeth mar the beauty of quickly, safely, and
      162 words
  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 87 12 ENTERTAINMENTS Singapore, June 17, 1934. ALHAMBRA Dark Horse with Warren Williams and Bctte Davics Silver Gr*y Hound. 6.15 9.15 p.m. CAPITOL Flying Down to Rio with Dolores Del Rio and Fred Astaire. 6.15 9 15 p.m. MARLBOROUGII Yahoodi-Ki-Larki, Hindustani Taikie. G. 15— 9.15 pm. NEW WORLD Side Shows, Cabaret. Dau-ing,
      87 words

  • 647 13 Biddy's Squire Pays Top Dividend In Field Of Six (From Our Own Correspondent.) K.L. Saturday. THE first day of the Selangor Summer meeting was marred by heavy rain which fell during the second race, making the poing heavy. There was a fair crowd. Dividends were
    647 words
  • 537 13 AMERICAS CUP FORETASTE (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 4. Mr T. O. M. Sopwith's new America's Cup challenger. Endeavour, gained her first flag at Harwich Regatta on Saturday, when she made her maiden racing appearance. Although she showed up well, the chief interest in the race was
    537 words
  • 136 13 Washington, Saturday. FALLOWING the House of Repre sentatlves' approval of the Caldwei; Resolution ordering the Forelan Affairs Committee to investigate the source of the nations tin, supply, the House today ordered the committee to investigate the extent to which nations owning and controlling the
    136 words
  • 48 13 Washington, Saturday. The Senate has passed the Deficiency Bill, whose provisions Include $525,000--000 for drought relief. An amendment was added to the Bill, ensuring rewards amounting to $50,000 for the capture of John ("The Killer") Dillinger, America's Public Enemy No. 1, and other criminals Reuter.
    Reuter  -  48 words
  • 27 13 The annual dinner of the Old Raffjesiana' Association will be held at the O. H. Cafe, Battery Road, on Thursday, June 28, at 8-15.
    27 words
  • 33 13 In the article In the last ii_ue of the Sunday Time* on the Kra Canal the second paragraph should have read cut a canal from Trang to Singora and not Trang to Singapore.
    33 words
  • 76 13 DEPOSITS $33,000,000 UP IN 15 MONTHS New York, Saturday. J. P. Morgan and Co., have Issued their first statement as required showing their position at June 1. It shows capital funds of approximately $57,000,000. deposits of $272,000,000 and total resources of $344,000,000 Deposits are $33,000,000 up on the
    Reuter  -  76 words
  • 88 13 SINGAPORE CRICKET WASHED OUT Rain interfered with sport yesterday in all parts of Malaya. In Singapore heavy rali: Ml soon after luncheon and cricket was impossible. Tha weather cleared about tea time, but pitches were sodden. At Seremban. heavy rain fell beforo the Malaya Command-Negri Sembllan Malaya
    88 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 99 13 ,»^»_B_»^^__-l--"»~~~~~~~"~"~"~~~™ I i VICTORIA MEMORIAL j HALL TODAY at 9.15 p.m. I POPULAR SUNDAY I CONCERT by the j SINGAPORE i MUSICAL SOCIETY FULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR Mr. JOHN TRYNOR ASSISTED BY Mr. BEN LOWE— TENOR Mr. S. SPEELMAN— SOLO SAXOPHONE j Mr. R. WADDLE— ORGANIST. Prices j $2, $1
      99 words
    • 284 13 NON-STOP ALL AMERICAN DANCE BAND of the s.s. "PRESIDENT HAYES" will play alternatively with D'SOUZA'S FAMOUS BAND. Commencing at 8.30 p.m. Sharp. ADMISSION $1. ._9f_l SjT |k _> 9_L _f w-. A_^_d_l_Mp^ _ißr^~i_ S_» M AMt _l _^r ■%i K _r WF m +>Ia nk I m mr yL Th*
      284 words


  • 799 15  -  DOROTHY ROUND ART OF BACKHAND PLA V By BACKHAND play is sadly neglected In English club tennis. For this very reason, It is well worth while developing your backhand a good deal, since it adds something to your play which many opponents will find comparatively novel
    799 words
  • 622 15  -  CUEMAN By TO POT OR NOT? TOO pot the white or not? They say •L friendships have been blasted through doing so. In certain polite circles of society it Is regarded as akin to malicious affront Frankly, I do not see It I feel that if it
    622 words
  • 75 15 127 DEATHS IN WEEK IN BRITAIN There were 127 deaths in the United Kingdom as the result of roa« accidents, and 4,816 persons were injured during the week ended May 19. In the previous five weeks the number of persons killed were: May 12 128 April 21
    75 words
  • 872 15  -  PHIL MEAD WHEN AND HOW TO RUN By NOTHING is duller than the batsman who always plays back to everything, and no one more easy to get out than the man *ho walks up the pitch to meet every ball. Yet both things are right la
    872 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 523 15 New Light on the sleep question dfK ■»^SMMIIB«B«MMS«IBIMMiS^BMB»aS«W BM^™S^BS«S«S«S« M S«B«BMBBBBB| Vi^* 1 V* J VjL) TT has now been demonstrated in >^- p&j lan impartial and authoritative NetV pfOOf tkOt /^A test that, of all food-drinks, f J 'It Bournvita is unrivalled for diges- BOUmWlll l/)fl> M/fl 'SM V
      523 words

  • 1112 16 ONE GOAL TO NIL MAGNIFICENT SAVES BY ALEXANDER (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Saturday. MAGNIFICENT goalkeeping by Alexander was the predominant feature of the Malaya Cup match at Seremban today when Negri Sembilan beat the Malaya Command by one goal to nil. Negri Sembilan brought off
    1,112 words
  • 203 16 DOYEN OF F.M.S. BAR LEAVES FOR HOME (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Saturday. Whe.i the Hakusan Maru leaves Singapore for Europe next week she will carry a well-known Malayan In the person of Mr. F. J. Bryant, founder of the legal firm of Messrs. Bryant and
    203 words
  • 330 16 M.S. MANIAM'S FINE PERFORMANCE Notwithstanding the bad weather the Ceylon Tamil Association and St. Andrew's School fulfilled their cricket engagement on the former's ground in Balestier Road yesterday afternoon. The features of the match were a fine all-round performance by M. 8. Maniam, who hit a six
    330 words
  • 42 16 The following cricket matches arranged to have been played on the Balestier plain yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the first-named club in each case were cancelled owing to rain Ceylon Sports Club vs. S.C.R.C. Khalsa Association vs. Anglo-Chinese School.
    42 words
  • 73 16 (From Oar Own Correspondent.) London. Saturday. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and Wilson.) Spot (Buyers) 6 9/16 d. (Sellers) 611 16d. July-Sept. fi*4d. Ort.-Drc 6%d. Jan.-Mar. 6 15 16d. SILVER. Market tone Firmer. Spot 19 11 Hid. Two months Ift id. CROSS RATE. London-New York, 5.0516. New
    73 words
  • 331 16 SINGAPORE ISLAND GOLF TITLE J. T. SMITH HEADS SCORES rE Singapore Island golf championship competition opened yesterday afternoon at Keppel Golf Club When 27 competitors participated In the qualifying round of medal play. The best sixteen scores qualified for the first round of the competition proper (match play) which will
    331 words
  • 176 16 PLAYS IN MATCH AT KUALA LUMPUR (From Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Lall Singh, the well-known Indian cricketer, appeared in local cricket for the first time this season today on the Padang in a thatch between the Selangor Club and ttie Indian Association. Rain delayed the
    176 words
  • 31 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Saturday. The match between the V.M.C.A. and the Railway at the former's ground was abandoned owing to rain. Tne V.M.C.A. scored 177.
    31 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 439 16 joyous vicouflrFE^SiS P r TO*DAY fit IM< Whether you are a Man or £s Woman, young, middle-aged or 9f\^^J9M old.whether Debility and Weak- If \^^l^l ness are just steadily creeping VEK/V^jl upon you, or whether you have JUKI suffered foryears, juststopfor a "j Efß^i Relief is lure YOU KS FOR
      439 words
    • 31 16 KEEP A DATE OPEN FOR. CECIL B. DeMILLE'S j "FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE" A Paramount Picture with CLAUDETTE COLBERT HERBERT MARSHAL! MARY BOLAND Jf ILLIAM S A RjJA M ALHAMBRA SOON j
      31 words

  • 142 17 Al Rivers And Fernandez What should prove one of the best fights for a long time will take place at the New World Arena tonight when Al Rivers, the well-known American, meets Ignaclo Fernandez, the former world title contender. The fight, which is over 12 threeminute rounds,
    142 words
  • 140 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan. Entries have been received by the j Kuantan Medical Club for the Annual Open Singles and Doubles Badminton Tournament. There will be two prizes for each event The finals will he played oft* on the Club's courts towards the end of the
    140 words
  • 577 17 Upper Serangoon Party's Outing It'- ,j^^i. oeranguua Recreation Cluv spent last Sunday at Ponggol where about 30 members and friends gathered. From Rumah Miskin the route led to Tampenis where breakfast was ready. Arrived at the pagar at Ponggol. a swim was followed by the hiking competition,
    577 words
  • 182 17 Lawrence Trophy Changes Hands Several Times. The Lawrence Trophy, which is to be awarded at the end of the season (plus 100 guineas) to the cricketer who makes the fastest century in first-class cricket, has apparently changed hands several times rlready. Within a few hours of the opening
    182 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 147 17 BONUSES A Word Almost Forgotten During The Financial Stress of Recent Years But Never When Applied to A Life Policy with THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION of AUSTRALASIA LTD. (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA* This wellknown Life Office has an unbroken bonus record of over forty years and stands unrivalled to-day for
      147 words
    • 341 17 Holiday Time in AUSTRALIA Don't Miss this Great Event! PLAN to be in beautiful Melbourne for the Centenary for it will be the greatest event South of the Line. In a mild climate similar to the South of France this million-peopled city offers you an unprecedented programme of events in
      341 words

  • 1772 18 MALAYAN SPORTING NOTES Good Boxing Bouts Again Weak Selangor Soccer Malacca Not Humbled Singapore. BY defeating the R.A.F. by two goals to nil at Anson Road Stadium m Wednesday the Chinese strengthened their chances of carrying off the First Division honours. They are now fojr points behind the leaders, the
    1,772 words
  • 78 18 Preliminaries for the annual sports meeting of the Singapore Recreation Club will be run on Wednesday, Friday and Monday, June 20, 22 and 25. The finals will be run on Saturday, June 30 Competitors who wish to compete for the Victor Ludorum Cup and have not entered their
    78 words
  • 190 18 A "token of gratification this woman says she is giving wr-en the writes of her relief from neuritis "For twelve months I have had neuritis In my arm, and up till the last two weeks have had to carry It In a sling. Since then
    190 words
  • 128 18 Managing: Director To Succeed Chapman. Mr. George F. Allison has accepted the post of manager to the Arsenal, and takes over his new duties immediately. Thus tihe Highbury club have found a successor to the late Mr. Herbert Chapman in their own board-r^m. And this, after the name
    128 words
  • 261 18 Bombay, May 24. I It is understood that the present of the Maharaja of Patiala, President of the Cricket Club for India, in Bombay, during the week In connection with the Informal conference of Princes, was taken advantage of by the Cricket Club authorities to discuss, whether
    261 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 53 18 ALHAMBRA F-J Th« beauty and brawn .^Atjf/^ of cha English-speaking N'Nfcjp world. .gathered ia aa C Jji^k. h'lanous story of a health A U/\l FOR t PdehutyJ C LARRY ««,ur CRttK IDA LUPIIO „w^ Wk ROBERT ARMSTRONG J^k\ H JAMES CLEASON ROSCOE KARNS •JkifOBYWINC, J A6HJAN NORMAN f of Sydnty
      53 words
    • 117 18 STOP PRESS. RIVERS FERNANDEZ FIGHT at NEW WORLD TONIGHT The Public are kindly requested to occupy their seats as early as possible, to avoid confusion on account of the rush. 1.000 Additional Seats Available. Tickets will be sold in strict rotation. No Tickets will be sold to Ticket Speculators. On
      117 words
    • 10 18 I VH Sfiaaa^i T j0 vOk m—mmmmmmmmmm^ma^^m^^^^mmmmmmmm l. w.J.w. 119
      10 words

  • 1550 19 JOLLY ONES' DUEL WITH THE SUNNYDALE SAMUEL FINDS KON LEONG "UNBEATABLE" FURTHER matches in the Selangor Inter-Team Doubles League were completed at the VI. Hall. Great Interest is centred every year in the annual clash between tiie Jr'.ly Ones and Sunnydale Badminton Parties. This year
    1,550 words
  • 548 19 START OF SINGAPORE SEASON The Singapore championship tournaments which commenced at the S.V.C. Drill Hall yesterday marked the official opening of the badminton season in Singapore. The number of entries received for the Junior Singles event is a record one, the total being 67 as against 50 last year. Nineteen
    548 words
  • 912 19 Playing at home in a friendly game the Evenday B. P. defeated the Happilads A. P. by six games to one. Scores, i Evenday players mentioned first):— Singles.— A. K. Tan beat Koh Pway Chim 15—12, 15—8; T. C. Lim beat Tan Meng Chew 13—13, (5—4),
    912 words
  • 246 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. The Evergreen Badminton Party of Kuala Lumpur will visit Seremban today when they will meet the Aero Badminton Party of Seremban in a return fixture. The following have been selected to represent the Aero Party: Lim Eng Bee. R. Sta Maria, F.
    246 words
  • 61 19 The Malacca Badminton Association held Its first annual general meeting at the Seng Cheng Society premises The office bearers for the year are President, Mr. P. G. Pamadasa (reelected), vice-presidents. Mrs. Khoo Slan Eng (re-elected) and Mr. Chan Chee Tlong hon. secretary, Mr. L'm Keng Watt (re-elected); hon.
    61 words
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 220 19 IART MODERN UKULELES (MADE IN U.S.A.) Beautiful Art Modern design. Made of seasoned wood and fitted with Patent non-slip pegs. Very nice tone. Do not confuse this ukulele with the cheaper quality. 56. -each, Postage 50 cts. extra. T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE HIGH STREET. Branches -167, SELEGIE ROAD, SINGAPORE. 854, GEYLANG
      220 words

  • 84 20 THE NEW GOVERNOR: ISLAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP UMBRELLA GOLF was seen in the Island Championship at Keppel Golf Club yesterday, when the rain constituted a formidable hasard." Lieut-Col. R. H. Allen and H. Irving Jones are seen at the first hole. SIR SHENTON THOMAS, who has been appointed Governor of the
    84 words
  • Article, Illustration
    17 20 MX. LLOYD GEORGE, Constable of Caernarvon Castle, and the Prince of Wales at the castle. (Planet News.)
    17 words
  • Article, Illustration
    30 20 ALL THE NICE GIRLS are said to love a sailor. Well here are three nice girls on the promenade at Bournemouth, where crowds gathered to inhale the osone. (Planet News.)
    30 words
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 106 20 ■Anchor Beer ■■i «r See what tobacco tar docs to your fingers. Think what it does to your throat Those k^^^L^' stains are not nicotine, but the tarry product of burning leaf— dark brown, hot, intensely V\^' l^^t» irritant. Do you wonder you cough, do you <^ E^ wonder your
      106 words
    • 244 20 [Anchor 1 H Beer COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England rire. Life, Marine. Accident. Guaranty and Motor ASSETS Ht.6M.MO. Arthur C. PwtU. BUnager L'nderwrlfet Eastern Branch, Singapore. FOR PERFF.CT F.VFSIGIIT, CO>.SII.T ELLISON S. EZEKIEL& CO., Opticians, Watchmakers, Photography Dealers. Only Addrr s: 3, Capitol Building. S'.amford Knad. Singapore.
      244 words